1. OBJECTIVES TO UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE WORLD’S EMERGING ECONOMIES TO EVALUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES Growth in the 21 st Century

2. A little video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt- qdQL3qKii4s/dubai_worlds_fastest_growing_city/ http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt- qdQL3qKii4s/dubai_worlds_fastest_growing_city/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8058341.stm

3. Growth in the 21 st Century List as many emerging markets and economies that you can think of Look at page 195 of your text book. What is a centralised political and economic system? What is an open market model? How are these 2 things different? Produce a time line on Dubai’s development Add to this using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai

4. Dubai International? Airlines198419901994199820022006 Passenger movements 3.775 million4.347 million6.299 million9.732 million15.973 million 28.788 million (2006) Airfreight movements 99,338 tonnes144,282 tonnes 243,092 tonnes 431,777 tonnes764,193 tonnes 1.410 million tonnes (2006) City links123654110170 >215 (June 2006) Weekly scheduled flights N/A About 2,300About 2,850 >4,550 (June 2006) What ahs happened to Dubai airport?

5. On the world map shade if the country has contact with Dubai

6. Opinion line Dubai has diversified its economy well Dubai is a regional powerhouse Dubai’s economic growth is sustainable Dubai has branched into sufficient areas to sustain its economy